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Mr Niall Patton

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon

Qualifications:

MB ChB, MD, FRCOphth

Special Interests:

Vitreoretinal Surgery

Biography

Niall Patton MB ChB, MD, FRCOphth is a Consultant
Ophthamologist, Cataract and Vitreoretinal Surgeon at the
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. He is also Director of the
Manchester Vitreoretinal Fellowship Program for International
Ophthalmologists from around the world who visit Manchester Royal
Eye Hospital to gain high level surgical and clinical expertise in
the management of retinal disease. He graduated in Medicine from
the University of Manchester in 1996. He completed his ophthalmic
surgical training at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital and the
Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh. In addition, he has
undertaken four years of specialist Vitreoretinal surgical
fellowship training at the Lions Eye Institute, Western Australia,
Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh, Tennant Eye Institute,
Glasgow and Moorfield's Eye Hospital, London. He was appointed as a
Consultant at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in 2008. He continually
audits his own practice to maintain the highest standards of
medical and surgical care.

In addition to his clinical expertise, he has completed
ophthalmic research in a variety of different ophthalmic fields and
has been successful in procuring research grants from the Royal
College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. His research culminated in the
award of a Doctorate from the University of Manchester in 2006. He
has spoken at national and international ophthalmology meetings,
including the United States, Australia, and Europe. In addition
to 53 peer-reviewed publications in ophthalmic journals, he
has also co-authored a chapter of a textbook and has served as
a reviewer for major international ophthalmology journals,
including Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science,
Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology & Journal of
Applied Physiology. He has also served as a grant reviewer for the
Wellcome Trust.